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Add integrity checks for lab installations

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Description

The runlab command ends prematurely for all labs. However, the SQLi lab is the only lab that has some kind of integrity checks before the notebook is available. We should implement a method that will check that every dependency and file is installed before the notebook will run for the students. If not everything is installed, re-run the script (or part of it) until everything is installed.

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Research direction

Start with the runlab command and compare its behavior with the SQLi lab's existing integrity checks. Define completion as verifying every lab dependency and file before the student notebook runs, with missing items causing the relevant installation script or part of it to run again.

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Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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